§ 985.442, Fla. Stat. · Part VII. DISPOSITION; POSTDISPOSITION

Form of commitment; certified copy of charge attached.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — 2026 Florida Statutes

(1) When any child is committed to the department, the commitment form to be used by the judge of the committing court shall be as prescribed by the department.

(2) The clerk of each court committing a child to the department shall prepare and attach to each commitment form a certified copy of the petition upon which the child is being committed to the department.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

s. 5, ch. 90-208; s. 40, ch. 97-238; s. 50, ch. 2006-120.

Note

Note.—Former s. 39.078; s. 985.232.

Source of truth

Edition: 2026 Florida Statutes
Official file: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0900-0999/0985/0985.html
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